Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes Antidiscrimination Rules For LGBT Community
Ukraine’s parliament has voted for changes to the country’s labor code that include protection against discrimination for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Says Situation In Eastern Ukraine Worsening
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the situation in eastern Ukraine has recently worsened and the country’s security and territorial integrity are being threatened. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Warplane Crashes During Training Flight
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 warplane crashed during a training flight near Zaporizhzhya on November 11, killing the 23-year-old pilot. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Sets November 29 As Date For Mariupol Elections
Ukraine’s federal parliament voted November 10 to set November 29 as the date for local elections in the eastern city of Mariupol and the nearby town of Krasnoarmiisk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Congress Passes Bill Giving Lethal Aid to Ukraine
Congress has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes up to $50 million in lethal military aid for Ukraine and mandates a White House response if Russia is deemed to be violating a key arms control treaty. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Eastern Ukraine, A Young Life Shattered
A hidden enemy that respects neither treaties nor the rules of warfare in Ukraine’s battle against Russian-backed separatists, stray land mines and unexploded munitions shatter lives in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Azov Regiment Opens Boot Camp For Kids
Children in Ukraine’s Sumy region can attend a boot camp where they learn basic military skills like running an obstacle course and handling weapons. The camp was set up by members of the Azov Regiment, a former volunteer unit, who teach young Ukrainians to defend their country — while also exposing them to the regiment’s far...
Child’s Play Turns Tragic In Eastern Ukraine
Eleven-year-old Kolya was playing with his friends near a Ukrainian military base when they stumbled on a rocket-propelled grenade. The accidental detonation shattered Kolya’s limbs and killed his younger brother. The boys are among an untold number of victims of the conflict in Ukraine’s east, where land mines and unexploded ordnance...
Ukraine Famine Monument Unveiled In Washington
A monument commemorating the millions of Ukrainians who perished in the Holodomor — the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s — has been unveiled in the U.S. capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Military Completes Light Weapons Withdrawal From Frontlines
Ukraine’s military says it has finished a withdrawal of light weapons from frontlines with Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, where clashes erupted in recent days despite a cease-fire. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
